Good morning, Thomas: Thomas has certainly put his foot in his own mouth this time, huh? It's a shame that the neighbors didn't give him a chance to apologize. I certainly would not be moving as soon as I moved in, just because a neighbor said something offensive and extremely out of place. I do know though that this is just a humorous fictional story so I did get a laugh out of this. Thank you for the morning laugh.

Humor does come naturally to you, doesn't it, Thomas. You have good comedic timing, so it doesn't come out as slapstick, but wit. Good job with this piece.

If I were pressed to come up with something constructive, it would be to tighten up the first paragraph by using the active voice, not the passive: "Tom SAT cross-legged on the floor. He TOUCHED his middle fingers to his thumbs, and CHANTED. One of the things I do before I post is put "Was" in the "Find/Replace" on Word. OF COURSE, "Was" has its place, but it's also an indicator of passive voice.

Review coming from and through a cell phone with no punctuation run in sentences and grammar issues this was another well written piece Thomas as all your work is a great theme and imagery it flowed well read well and had no grammar issues social speak ejective content greased objective content as descriptive measures were perfect thanks for this doctor Ricky 1024 never wonderful Sunday

It's been a tough day. And then I close the day by
reading your piece. I can always depend upon you
and thank you. You made me smile and after losing
a 16-year-old today, I couldn't be more down. But
your write put some things into perspective.
BTW, if you're going to put your foot in your mouth,
wear peppermint shoes.

Bill Stephenson

Comment Written 11-Nov-2017

reply by the author on 11-Nov-2017

Sorry to hear about the sixteen-year-old. Thanks for reading and the advice. Also, thanks for the six.

Wow, Tom must have really insulted them. Never speak another language unless you are absolutely sure what your
're saying. My father once told a friend of his to go up to that German guy and say hello in German. He told him to say, okay I can't spell this, "Ich Lebe dich." He did and got such a look. He was lucky the guy didn't hit him. It was the seventies. He told the German stranger he loved him.

A very well-written story. It is about the same with me and the English, that I try to learn myself and continuously mess up the tenses to the horror of those born and grown with the English grammar in their heads. Lol.

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